What is CVE-2020-10145?

CVE-2020-10145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-10145?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion

CVE-2020-10145

The Adobe ColdFusion installer fails to set a secure access-control list (ACL) on the default installation directory, such as C:\ColdFusion2021\. By default, unprivileged users can create files in this directory structure, which creates a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Coldfusion — versions 2021, 2018, 2016

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10145?: CVE-2020-10145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-10145?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.